Golf club head



Ja. 14, 1947. R. A. LINK GOLF CLUB HEAD Filed spt. 15, 1944 V1. f. W W Wu w Mflm Paiented Jan. 14, 1947 Ri`chard Ai. ink, Grand Rapids, Micl'n, assignor; by vinesne assg'nments, to Wilson Athletic Good i Mfg. Co. Inc., Delaware.

Chicago, 1115;. av corporation. off.

lmiieafion September 15, 1944, serial Na. 554,179

This' invention'relates to improvements in golf clubV head.

The'main `objects of this invention are:

First, toprovide a golf club of thewood` head type provided with aweight disposedin central relationship"tothe'impact zone of the face of the club.

type in which the weight is so located and arranged that it cannot become loosened in use and does not tend to split the head.

Third, to provide a golf club head having these advantages in which the recess or cavity in which the weight is arranged is effectively sealed against moisture.

Fourth, to provide a golf club head in which the weight is so located and supported that it cannot be loosened by shocks or impacts resulting from the use of the club;

Objects pertaining to details and economies of the invention will deflnitely appear from the descriotion to follow. The invention is described in the claims.

A structure which embodies the features of the invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view partially in section of a golf club embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation, a portion of` the face plate or striking broken away.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section illustrating one of the steps of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing I illustrate my invention as embodied in a driver or No. 1 Wood golf club in which the head is formed of Wood and has a hosel 2 receiving the shaft 3. The face of the head is provided with an upwardly tapered recess li having a flat bottom 5 and adapted to receive the wedge-shaped face or striking plate 6 which is desirably formed of hard fiber and is retained by means of the screws 1. The bore 8 extends from the bottom of the recess 4 transversely of the body and is preferably inwardly tapered and internally threaded at 9 or internally shaped to provide thread-like serrations.

The weight i is preferably formed of `a dowel or block-like piece of lead H which is fused and expanded laterally into the serrations or threads 9. This is accomplished by forming the head 3 with the boretherein, inserting the weighting materia1 in the form of a cylindrical rod of desired length and content, and by means of pressure, a press head being indicated by` the dotted plate being 5 Claims.l (Cl. .2735-77) i Second, to provide a golf club of the wood head 2' lines-i;` compressing and expanding the metal into 'the Lbore as' shown in Fig. 1. i

A; metalidisk 13 is Vpreferably arranged in the outerend of the -bore in supported engagement Withthe weight and insupporting engaement with the inner side of the striking plate. In assembling this disk 13 is arranged on the end of the weighting metal il and forced into the outer end of the bore as the metal is expanded into gripping engagement with the walls of the bore. The parts prior to the compressing and expanding action are illustrated in Fig. 3.

This results in a very secure anchoring of the weight and the weight is located centrally relative to the striking or impact zone of the face or striking plate, resulting in a club which is well balanced and has a highly desirable fee1, which is a feature sought by experienced golfers.

I have illustrated and described my invention in a practical commercial embodiment thereof. In the adaptation of the invention to No. 2 and No. 3 Woods the weight is postioned centrally of the striking or impact zone and the bore may be slightly inclined to correspond to the lift of the face, but I do not deem that essential to good results. I have not illustrated the various embod- Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

1. A golf club head comprising a Wood body provided with an upwardly tapered recess in the face thereof, said recess having'a fiat bottom, there being a threaded bore of substantial depth extending transversely of the body from the bottom of said recess, said bore being located centrally of the body, an elongated metallic pluglike weight element disposed in said bore and in the recesses provided by the threads thereof, said plug-like weight element being of a relatively soft metal to facilitate expansion thereof into the recesses provided by said threads, a disk of relatively hard metal arranged in the outer end of said bore in supported engagement with said weight element, and a striking plate of non-metallic material disposed within said recess in supported contact with said disk.

2. A golf club head comprising a Wood body lprovided with a recess in the face thereoi and disposed within said recess in supported contact With said disk, said bore being located centrally of the striking zone of said face plate.

3. In a golf club, the combination of a head member having a recess vin the striking face w thereof and provided with a serrated bore of substantial depth extending transversely of the head from the bottom of the recess, a metallic weight element disposed in said bore and in the recesses provided by the serrations thereof, said weight element being of relatively soft metal to facilitate expansion thereof into the recesses provided by said serrations, a, disk of relatively hard metal arranged in said bore in supported engagement With the outer end of said Weight, and a striking plate arranged in said recess in engagement with said disk, said Weight receiving bore being located centrally of the striking zone of said striking plate.

4. In a golf club, the combination of a head member having a recess in the striking face thereof and provided With a serrated bore of substantial depth extending transversely of the head from the bottom of the recess, a metallic Weight element disposed entirely in said bore and in the recesses provided bythe serrations'thereof,- said weight element being of relatively soft metal to facilitate expansion thereof into the recess'es provided by said serrations, and a striking plate arranged in said recess, said weight-receiving bore being located centrally of the striking zone of said striking plate.

5. In a golf club, the combination of a head member having a recess in the striking face thereof andprovided with a bore ofsubstantial depth extending transversely of the head from the bottom of the recess, a metallic weight element disposed in said bore, a disk of relatively hard metal arranged in said bore in supported engage- .ment With the outer end of said weight,V and a striking plate arranged in said recess in engagement With said disk, said weight receiving bore being located centrally of the striking zone of saidstriking plate.

RICHARD A. LINK. 

